Perfumer



April 18, 1944. v M. PAPPAs 2,347,050

PERFUMER Filed March 10, 1943 VE/VTL M l KE. APPAS Patented Apr. 18, 1944 UNITED STATE-s PATENT OFFICE PERFUMER Mike Pappas, San Francisco, Calif. Application March 10, 1943, Serial No. 478,729

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to improvements in a perfumer preferably in the form of a compact, wherein one or more small perfume wells, containing merely a drop or two of a volatile perfume, are held adjacent and open toward a rotary fan within a compact or container and operate in conjunction with means for operating said fan to dispense an aroma from said perfume, together with a plurality of chambers opening exteriorly of said container for conveniently and accessibly holding such necessary cosmetics of my ladys toilet as an eye-brow pencil, lip-stick and a reserve supply of volatile perfume.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved compact.

Another object is to provide a new and improved article of the character set forth having improved means for dispensing a pleasing aroma.

A further object is to provide a new and improved article of manufacture of the type described, having improved means for dispensing a fragrant aroma generally or onto applied cosmetics to enhance their charm.

I accomplish these and other objects by means of the improved device disclosed in the drawing forming a part of the present application, and in which- Fig. 1 is a plan view of my improved perfumer or compact;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view, disclosing the lid of the powder compartment; opened;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the perfumer with the cover removed;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2, in the direction indicated;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken through the container or casing only, including its cover, on line 5 5 of Fig. 3 in the direction indicated; and

Fig. 6 is an enlarged, broken sectional view in detail of one of the perfume wells.

Referring to the drawing:

The numeral I is used to designate in general a preferably cylindrical, open-top container or casing having both ends slightly reduced in diameter to provide upper and lower annular shoulders 2 and 3, respectively, in order that a detachable cover 4, having a powder compartment 5 with a separate spring-controlled cover 'l containing the usual mirror 8, may be fitted to the open top to close the same, or tted to the bottom of said container I, as disclosed in full lines at the bottom of Fig. 5 of the drawing, for a purpose hereinafter more fully set forth.

The container I is also provided with a plurality of chambers 9 arranged preferably between the annular shoulders 2 and 3 and opening exterior-ly of said container I, for the reception of such essential cosmetics as a lip-stick I6, eye-brow pencil II, and a reserve supply of perfume I2, as fully disclosed in Fig. 4 of the drawing.

A pair of upper and lower plates I4 and I5, respectively, are mounted within the container or perfumer I with said upper plate I4 preferably arranged in spaced relation below the upper or open end of the container I. A rotary fan I6 is rotatably mounted above the upper plate I4 and is operatively connected to a gear train I'I, including a balance-wheel I8, and a knurled thumb-wheel or rotator I9 extending exteriorly of said container I so that said fan I6, through the medium of the gear train Il, may easily be rotated by the thumb of an operator, in a manner and for a purpose hereinafter more fully set forth.

One or more perfume wells 2| are mounted on the upper plate I4 directly under and opening upwardly toward the fan I6. A suitable guard 22 may be provided for the fan.

In operation:

The detachable cover 4 is rst removed from the top of the container or perfumer I and tightly fitted onto the bottom or lower annular shoulder 4, as fully disclosed in the lower portion of Fig. 5 of the drawing, to increase the area and therefore the gripping surface of the device, in order that a more efcient operation of the device may be obtained. This also prevents the cover from being inadvertently mislaid and lost.

A mere drop or two of volatile perfume from the reserve supply I2 is next placed within one or more of the perfume wells 2|. By means of the thumb, not shown, of an operator, the rotator I9, gear train I'I and fan I6 are rotated. The draft created by said fan I6 operates to spread the aroma 'or fragrance of the volatile perfume either generally through the atmosphere or to freshly applied cosmetics upon the person of an operator, thereby adding further charm, to said operator.

Having described my invention, I claim:

A perfumer comprising a cylindrical opentop container having upper and lower annular shoulders on the periphery thereof; `upper and lower plates mounted within said container; a rotary fan mounted above said upper plate; a gear train mounted between said plates and connected to said fan; operating means connected to said gear train and extending exteriorly of said container; one or more perfume wells mounted below and opening above said upper plate and toward said fan; and a detachable cover arranged to seat upon either the upper or lower annular shoulder of said container.

MIKE PAPPAS. 

